



Friends
2026
Friends is a limited edition embroidered tapestry by Irish artist Genieve Figgis, produced by Vangart in Lyon, France, an atelier certified as an Entreprise du Patrimoine Vivant. The edition of 55 plus 5 APs translates Figgis's signature psychedelic rococo aesthetic into a rich textile medium using over 480,000 stitches and 57 vibrant thread colors. Each piece is presented in a bespoke unglazed oak frame, signed by the artist on the reverse, and individually numbered on an inset metallic plate. Released in conjunction with Drama Club, Figgis's ninth solo exhibition at Almine Rech in Monaco, this work represents a landmark collaboration between one of contemporary art's most distinctive voices and a storied French textile house.
- Medium
- Embroidered tapestry
- Signed
- Yes
- Spotted At
- Gallery · Almine Rech Editions
Notes
Sold framed in a bespoke unglazed oak frame. Signed on the reverse and individually numbered on an inset metallic plate. Produced by Vangart, Lyon, France, an Entreprise du Patrimoine Vivant (EPV) certified atelier. Over 480,000 stitches and 57 vibrant thread colors. Released in conjunction with the exhibition Drama Club, Almine Rech Monaco, April 14 to September 25, 2026. Orders scheduled to begin shipping in May (date partially obscured in document).
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Cecily Brown
British · b. 1969
Brown's lush, psychedelic figuration draws heavily on rococo excess and painterly abandon, creating swirling compositions of intertwined figures in vivid, saturated color that mirrors the feverish decorative energy Figgis translates into embroidered textile form.
Lisa Ruyter
American · b. 1968
Ruyter appropriates historical figural scenes and transforms them with flat, vibrant color fields and a psychedelic chromatic palette, sharing Figgis's approach of reinterpreting classical European figuration through an intensely colorful and surreal contemporary lens.

Hurvin Anderson
British · b. 1965

Anderson works with lush decorative surfaces, rich layered color, and a preoccupation with social gathering and leisure scenes rendered with a heightened, almost theatrical atmosphere that resonates with Figgis's tapestry depicting figures in an opulent, psychedelically charged group setting.
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